Topics in Primate Conservation

Topics
in Primate Conservation focuses on current issues and developments
affecting the conservation of threatened and endangered primates.
Coverage includes: conservation strategies and
activities; systematics and geographic distribution; habitat
evaluation; and field research on ecology, evolution and behavior.
This is a collaborative effort with those engaged in conservation
work with nonhuman primates.

The coordinator for this series is:
NANCY RUGGERI, Assistant Faculty Associate, Department of Zoology,
University of Wisconsin-Madison. Nancy received her Master's degree
in Biological Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin in 1996.
She investigated the calling behavior of the White-cheeked gibbon
(Hylobates leucogenys) in the Lao PDR and its implications for
conservation. While in Laos, she worked for the Wildlife Conservation
Society and implemented a training program for the Lao forestry
staff in protected Areas Management. In 1992, as part of her
graduate studies, she had the opportunity to work on a project in
Rwanda studying the ecology and behavior of two forest guenons,
Cercopithecus l'hoesti and C. mitis. She is currently working at
the University of Wisconsin's Department of Zoology teaching
introductory biology while pursuing her interest in primate
conservation.

We welcome the full participation of Primate-Science members
and others who share this interest. Brief reports on the following
and related topics are welcome:

Conservation organization programs

Habitat preservation

Field work

Species survival plans

Managing wild populations

Maintaining viable genetic populations

Captive breeding

Zoological garden supported efforts

Reintroduction/Rehabilitation

Ecotourism

Field techniques and equipment

Field veterinarianship

Legislation

Bushmeat trade

Topics in Primate Conservation will include reports from the published
literature as well as original submissions. Reports should
be kept to a reasonable length.
Please send brief conservation reports or suggested topics to
Nancy Ruggeri (nruggeri@wisc.edu).

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